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6h ago

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Vent: I saw a 'smart' grocery store in Seattle using AI to watch people shop... and it felt wrong.

Honestly, saying it's "everywhere" feels like a stretch. Most places I go still have regular paper tags. The digital ones are just in a few spots, usually bigger stores trying something new. It's not like my local diner or hardware store has them. This tech is still pretty rare in the grand scheme of things, so calling it everywhere is just fear talking. People always get weird about change, even when it's not actually taking over.

9h ago

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I used to book hotels directly, now I only check the 'map view' on booking sites

Hey @amy154, what's your go-to site for checking transit pass costs?

23h ago

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Why does nobody talk about the sheer torque loss from a single clogged injector on a 6.7 Powerstroke?

That Phoenix bulletin sounds like dealer scare talk to sell injector jobs. A 15% torque drop from one bad injector on a six cylinder diesel doesn't add up, the computer can adjust fuel to the other five to make up for it. Your buddy's truck felt sluggish because it was probably loaded heavy or the turbo was spooling slow. These modern engines have so many sensors that a real problem would light up the dash right away.

3d ago

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Shoutout to the old guy at the supply house who warned me about cheap tube cutters

Skip straight to the good stuff" is a line I needed to hear. I always bought cheap first, but you're right about the cost of a mistake. I'm changing my rule for the tools that can wreck a job.

3d ago

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Rant: I spent $80 on a 'customer service training' video that was just common sense

Yeah, that "common sense" thing gets me. It's like they take the most basic parts of a job, package it up, and charge you for it. I bet the guy selling it has never even worked a real customer service shift. What else was in the video, was it at least well made or just a slideshow?